Attending Easter services at Our Lady of the Angels, a new cathedral in downtown Los Angeles, which I ran near during the marathon.

On the way home, I noticed the new Armenian Church was still holding Mass. There were so many attending they stood outside the church doors. I tuned into a live feed of the Easter Mass and Remembrance Day (commemorating the Armenian Genocide that both my parents survived).

My husband and I are astounded by today’s technology. Here we are on the Golden State freeway, watching and listening to a live event. I’m viewing the mass on my smart phone and David is driving while we listen to the audio feeding wirelessly (via Sync) through the car speakers. How amazing is that?

Who would imagine the day when we could watch a live feed of an event, take pictures or video, manage our files, contacts, and calendar…oh, and make phone calls–some with video–with these little hand-held devices? Some even include a flashlight!

Taking it a step further, will our hand-held devices allow us to travel in time? Just as we enter GPS coordinates and are directed to the location, might we be able to enter a time and place and then witness history or the future first-hand?

I digress.

Returning to the present, I need to agree to do something new this month.

Do you have any ideas?

This is a truly energizing theme for the year. The activities don’t all have to be major events. They can be simple and easily squeezed into your monthly schedule. There’s something exciting about anticipating a new experience.

Would you like to join me?

May

June

July

August: Visiting Wisconsin & Illinois; so, a new experience in the Midwest.

Brenda Avadian, MA, serves as President of The Caregiver’s Voice. In the midst of caring for her late father with Alzheimer’s disease, she founded The Caregiver’s Voice to bring fresh voices and much-needed information to family caregivers and professionals. An author of nine books, including a best seller, she writes 100 articles each year and serves as a national spokesperson for caregivers for people with dementia.

D, FUNNY FUNNY. And YES, Wisconsin is in the Middle of the U.S. Oktoberfest sounds GREAT…Actually, I’m also trying to arrange my first-ever trip to Florida sometime in October–to present two speeches. Have been to or through about 40 of the 50 states — need to visit Florida, Alaska, Montana, Connecticut, Arkansas, and a few more.